Environmental Law for Attorneys and LSRPs

Learn your role and responsibilities in site remediation cases from a team of experts who will use major case law decisions and case studies to present coordinated real-world perspectives.

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Course Details

Course Name: Environmental Law for Attorneys and LSRPs
Course Code: EL0106CA25
Date of Most Recent Offering: April 2, 2025

Date: April 2, 2025 UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Check-in time: 8:00 am) UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

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Course Overview

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The Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE) is co-hosting this course with the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education.

Attorneys and LSRPs will walk away from this course with better understandings of their roles under federal remediation law and NJ’s legal framework, which is so much more than the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA).

This class is “Team” taught by NJ’s top environmental attorneys, LSRPs, and regulators so that all parties understand the perspectives, roles, and responsibilities of the other project members. Major case law decisions and site remediation case studies will be presented to demonstrate the different roles and viewpoints of all members of the Team. A client’s perspective also will be included.

Each featured topic listed below begins with a lightning-round overview of the important statutes, regulations, and case law as it relates to the subject area so that all discussions have context. Following each overview, Teams will present their coordinated real-world perspectives on the operation of the law in question from a permitting, enforcement, and litigation point of view as it relates to attorneys, LSRPs, and their remediation projects.

  • Environmental Due Diligence: How Much Diligence is Due?
  • Dispute Resolution
  • The Legal Landscape of PFAs
  • The Scales of Environmental Justice at Play
  • Is the LSRP Program Proceeding as Originally Planned?
  • Fan Favorite Hot Topics!

Course Agenda

TimeTopicPresenter
8:30 – 8:40 amIntroduction
8:40  – 9:50 amEnvironmental Due Diligence: How Much Diligence is Due?Bill Beneduce, Esq., Norris McLaughlin
David Mairo, Esq., CSG Law
Chemmie Sokolic, Falcon Real Estate Group
9:50 – 10:30 amDispute ResolutionPatrick Mottola, Esq., CSG Law
Kathleen Stetser, GEI Consultants
10:30 – 10:45 amBreak
10:45  – 12:00 pmThe Legal Landscape of PFAsDebra Rosen, Esq., Archer Attorneys at Law
Caryn Barnes, LSRP, Langan
12:00 – 12:45 pmLunch
12:45  – 1:45 pmThe Scales of Environmental Justice at PlayJessica Palmer, Esq., Attorney General’s Office
Sean Moriarty, Esq., NJDEP
1:45  – 3:00 pmIs the LSRP Program Proceeding as Originally Planned?Steve Senior, Esq., Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti
Lynne Mitchell, NJDEP
Phil Brilliant, Brilliant Environmental Services, LLC
3:00 – 3:15 pmBreak
3:15  – 4:30 pmFan Favorite Hot Topics!Frank Boenning, Esq., Franklin W. Boenning, LLC
Paul Stofa, Esq., NJDEP

Who Should Attend?

Designed for professionals with either a legal background or site remediation knowledge, past participants in this course have included:

  • Attorneys
  • Consultants
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Compliance Managers
  • Geologists
  • Hydrogeologists
  • Hydrologists
  • Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP)
  • Plant Managers
  • Project Managers
  • Remediation Managers
  • Researchers

Meet Your Faculty Coordinators

William J. Beneduce, Esq., Norris McLaughlin

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William J. Beneduce focuses his practice on all facets of environmental law, including compliance, regulation, transactional, and litigation. Bill assists clients with their complex environmental matters in New Jersey, New York, and abroad. He is experienced in counseling his clients through state and federal environmental regulatory schemes, including site remediation laws, urban redevelopment, CERCLA, RCRA, New Jersey’s Spill Act, Site Remediation Reform Act, ISRA, and OSHA, among many others. He also counsels his clients toward achieving their goals during environmental due diligence, Brownfields redevelopment, and cleanup cost recovery. Bill works with a large segment of the business community, including real estate developers, commercial business owners, shopping center owners, manufacturers, and industrial companies, advising them on environmental laws that relate to the investigation and remediation of contaminated or potentially contaminated properties, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste and materials, insurance coverage, and permitting. Bill helps his clients comply with these complex environmental laws to resolve their land issues and achieve their objectives in a cost-efficient manner. A significant portion of Bill’s practice is dedicated to aiding clients in site remediation so that they can complete pending real estate transactions.

David J. Mairo, Esq., Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

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David J. Mairo is a member of the firm’s Environmental Group. His practice focuses on environmental law, Brownfields redevelopment, site remediation and regulatory compliance. Utilizing a unique background that combines his technical and legal experience, David counsels clients on issues of compliance, applicability and adequacy of remediation concerning the Site Remediation Reform Act and Industrial Site Recovery Act, as well as a variety of other environmental regulatory and enforcement matters, including negotiations with the NJDEP, permitting, oversight of investigations and cleanups pursuant to the NJDEP Technical Requirements for Site Remediation. He advises clients on Natural Resource Damage assessments and the implications of environmental due diligence associated with the purchase and sale of real estate. David assists clients through the acquisition and redevelopment of brownfield properties. David understands how remediation of the property can be best integrated into its overall redevelopment to realize savings of both time and money. David is familiar with the various insurance products available to either enable a deal to close or to control environmental costs.

Patrick Mottola, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

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Patrick is a member of the firm’s Environmental Group. To this role, he brings extensive experience advising industrial, commercial and developer clients on a variety of issues related to Brownfield redevelopment, site remediation, real estate and corporate transactions, regulatory compliance and permitting, and resolution of enforcement and litigated matters. Patrick regularly appears before the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In addition to his legal experience, Patrick previously held managerial roles with GE Capital and a national environmental engineering and consulting firm, where he served as a geologist and project manager. At GE Capital, Patrick served as Senior Manager of Environmental Risk, where he assessed, quantified and managed environmental risk in underwriting complex financing transaction for numerous industries. Patrick has extensive experience as an environmental professional, providing counsel, creative solutions, and management strategies for all types of environmental issues. With extensive background as an environmental lawyer, environmental risk manager and geologist, Patrick evaluates environmental issues holistically by integrating legal, technical, and financial perspectives to serve the business objectives of the client.

Student Reviews

“I love the panel/presenter format. Keeps the flow. Great to see the three different viewpoints on each topic.”

– Past Participant

“Provided an excellent recap of our current regulatory climate.”

– Past Participant

“Informative on new issues and changing regulations.”

– Past Participant

Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Environmental Law for Attorneys and LSRPs was approved for 0.65 Rutgers CEUs, as well as the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Environmental Law for Attorneys and LSRPs course is approved for 0.65 Rutgers CEUs, as well as the following credits from professional organizations.

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NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 6 Government Contact Hours (Approval #DLGS-RUCPE25-6)

NJ Continuing Legal Education: 6.5 CLEs – Course No. 302

NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 6.75 TCHs (Approval #01-121302-30)

NJ Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (HO/REHS): Rutgers University, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). Participants who complete this education program will be awarded 6.5 NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs) – # 21952.

NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP): 6.5 Regulatory CECs – Course No. 2014-007

NJ Professional Engineers: 6.5 Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Credits

Course Requirements and Policies

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This online course will be delivered via Zoom.

Equipment you will need to access this training:

  • Laptop or desktop computers are required for this class
  • Microphone is always suggested but not necessary
  • Speakers and microphone are not necessary as a call-in option is available

A week before the start date of class, you will receive an email from Claudine Oleskin on directions/instructions with more details of the class.  Followed up by a reminder email the day before the start date of the class.

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A unique email address is required for each registrant to register and access our courses.

  • If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with co-workers.
  • If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with your co-workers or supervisor, your account must be updated with a unique email address. To do this, please send an email to us at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu stating that your email address needs to be changed and include:
    • Your full name
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A $75 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Environmental Law for Attorneys and LSRPs, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Program Coordinator: Pamela Springard-Mayer
848-932-7463
pspring@rutgers.edu

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Administrative Assistant: Claudine Oleskin
848-932-7204
coleskin@njaes.rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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